Originally Posted by rajani
My NM24 arrived few days ago. The tube-output is amazing even on standard tubes. The soundstage is HUGE. The solid state output is little boring. In my speaker setup the standard tubes are little bit too bright, so which tubes I should choose?
JJ E88CC or Ei 6DJ8?
I'd let it burn in and settle... before I made judgments on the tubes. The JAN Philips 6922s are great tubes after burn in - they're sound solidifies and mellows a bit. It will be hard to find better all around tubes at reasonable prices - in the 6922's the next stop is NOS at premium prices.
Though... I'd likely try the Ei's, or the Russian 6H23N-EBs.
After that... I'd try some NOS Amperex or Philips.
I just tried some Philips, and Russian 6N1P's - they were both good in the DAC sockets. I still prefer the stock tubes to both though. But... of course... that's with Senns.